On a urgent -- potentially lifesaving -- global matter, the United States, recently broke it's commitment to fulfill its fair-share contribution to the Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria, choosing instead to short-change it by $2 billion -- leaving millions of people around the world to die from AIDS, and millions of children unnecessarily orphaned.

So, if you're a "resolver," you'll want to think about a more expansive plan for making your new year's resolutions and more general life plan to include those personal and social aspects of your life that you may short-change by habit.